"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.

Idioms:

  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide